While I had forgotten the details of this episode I will never forget Nog losing his leg and the recovering he goes through over the course of the next few episodes. The war has always been a dark area for DS9 and things are going to keep getting darker for at least a good part of the rest of this season. I am also at the point where I really wish there had been an 8th season, not just because I am not really looking forward to Voyager, but also because the stories they have set up at this point in DS9 are among my favorites in all of Trek. Also maybe Ezri would turn into a real character. She does a little better in this episode, but only by comparison with previous episodes.
We begin with Rom auditioning to be Vic's opening act, but it turns out a singing Ferengi wasn't what he had in mind. Bashir drops by as well to pick up some recordings of his music to take to the front lines. And it doesn't take long for them to head that way, the Defiant is to drop off supplies to AR-558, a barren planet only occupied for its strategic location and for some reason Quark has been sent along as well to be an observer for the Grand Nagus. They arrive and beam down but are immediately fired upon, but their own troops. Luckily things get sorted out before anyone his hurt but they find the soldiers at this outpost are in bad shape. Their former third in command has taken over since both of her superiors where killed. They are also having a problem with invisible mines hidden all around their base that wait for a long time before going off seemingly at random.
Things get worse when Jem'Hadar ships arrive and the Defiant calls down to beam out Sisko and company, but he decides to stay behind and help with the fight instead. Ezri gets the job of working with an engineer to locate the mines and Nog gets the job of using his impressive hearing to scout for the enemy. After a bluff attack they locate the mines and move them to a spot that will cut down on the Jem'Hadar on their way on. While on a scouting mission Nog gets shot in the leg and there is nothing Julian can do to save his limb. The attack comes and despite some casualties the Federation carries the day, but the war is far from over.
Review: I skipped over a lot of the interesting/fun/depressing character interactions throughout this episode above as they don't seriously impact the plot, but they are what makes this episode so good. I am honestly not sure why Quark is with them, but he does bravely save Nog from the Jem'Hadar in the end so there is at least that.
7 out of 10
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